Combination-tool.



No. 869,759/ 'PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907.

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COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1907."

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ANTON WEBER, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed June 6. 1907. Serial No. 377,557.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON WEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Butte, in the county of Boyd and State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combination tools, and has forits object, the provision of a combined knife and rule which shall be ofextremely simple and durable construction and which shall be practicaland desirable in every respect.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a compound tool therule portion of which shall be of comparatively great length to affordgreat measuring capacity and which at the same time may be folded tocompact form, the cutting blades being centrally located in theinstrument so as to be readily accessible.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention comprises a rulemade in foldable sections, one of said rule sections being hollow toform a sheath, and one or more cutting blades pivoted in the sheathsection of the rule.

The invention further consists of a combined rule and knife embodyingcertain other novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts substantially as disclosed herein and asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of my improved knife and rule in foldedposition. Fig. 2, is a front edge view of the same with the knife bladein the open or extended position. Fig. 3, is a detail view of the clipfor holding the rule sections in assembled position to form a handle forthe knife. Fig. 4, is a broken detail View of a modified form of jointbetween the rule sections. Fig. 5, is a detail view of a modified formof clip for retaining the rule sections in handle formation.

The rule consists of a series of rule sections 1, preferably made offlat thin metal in convenient lengths of from three to six inches each,the sections being connected together by means of the pivot pins orstuds 2, to allow the sections to be folded one against the other. Oneof the rule sections, preferably the central one of the series consistsof the two parall el side plates 3, which are preferably of heaviermaterial than the other rule sections and secured between the sidemembers of this double section, is a spring 4, such as is used in pocketknives, the spring serving to hold the side plates in spaced relation,the whole thereby forming a sheath, for the reception of one or moreknife blades 5. This knife blade is pivoted between the side plates atone end, by means of the rivet or stud 6, the rivet also serving as acommon joint for the next adjacent rule section. The

spring 4, bears upon the end of the blade to hold the same open orclosed, and this spring forms the back to the knife section of the rule.The ends of the rule sections preferably have their corners beveled orcut away 7 as at 7, so that when folded to form a handle for the knifeblade, the rule sections do not present any sharp corners.

In order to hold the rule sections in folded or handle form, a clip 8,may be hinged to one of the outer rule sections, this clip passingacross the back of the handle or folded rule sections and having a pairof spring arms 9, to embrace the outermost sections and clamp the partsin assembled relation.

As shown in Fig. 4, means may be provided for retaining the rulesections in straight extended position. In this construction,nibs orprojections 10, are stamped or formed on the ends of the rule sectionswhich are adapted to, engage the corresponding seats or recesses 11,formed in the adjacent rule section, a spring action existing betweenthe locking projections and the seats for the same so as to frictionallylock the parts in proper position.

In Fig. 5, is shown another method of retaining the rule sections foldedin handle form, in which a clip 12, is formed with a narrow orrestricted end 13, which is pivoted in a recess in the back of the knifesection, the clip having diverging ends or arms 14, which engage theouter rule sections and hold the sections folded.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings,the many advantages and usefulness of my invention will be readilyappreciated and it will be apparent that I have provided a combinationrule and knife which accomplishes all the results herein disclosed asthe objects of my invention.

I claim:

l. The combination with a series of jointed rule sections, of one ormore knife blades pivoted in one of the innermost rule sections, saidrule sections being pivoted fiatwise on both sides of the knife sectionof the rule so as to fold one upon the other and form a handle for theknife blade or blades, and clamping means for securing the rule sectionsin folded arrangement.

2. The combination with a knife casing and suitable blades arrangedtherein, of fiat rule sections having their ends connected together bypivot joints, the sections adapted to fold one upon the other in flatrelation on each side of the knife casing so as to form a handle, thesec tions on the opposite sides of the knife being connected to oppositeends of the knife casing.

3. The combination with a knife casing and suitable blades or a bladearranged therein, of flat rule sections having their ends connectedtogether by pivot joints, the sections adapted to told one upon theother in flat relation on each side of the knife casing so as to form ahandle, the sections on the opposite sides of the knife being connectedto opposite ends of the knife casing, and a clarnp provided withclamping arms, the clamp so pivoted that the armsoverhang the rulesections when folded and clamp the Whole together as a unitary knifehandle.

4. The combination With a knife casing and one or more knife bladesarranged therein, of flat rule sections pivoted together, the sectionsadapted to told one upon another in flat relation on each side of theknife casing so as to form a handle, and a clasp pivoted at the back ofthe knife easing having clamping jaws to engage the rule sections andclamp the Whole together as a knife handler In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANTON WEBLR; Witnesses P. L. MILLER, BURT. \[ARSIL

